Sociology (SOCI) 301
Social Statistics (Revision 1)
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Delivery Mode: Individualized study online
Credits: 3
Area of Study: Social Science
Prerequisite: SOCI 287 or other introductory social science course.
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
SOCI 301 is not available for challenge.
Overview
Welcome to Sociology 301: Social Statistics. This course provides an overview of the uses of statistical analyses for the social sciences. You will learn about statistical reasoning and some of the techniques used to summarize data. In addition, you will learn how to formulate and test hypotheses.
Outline
Sociology 301: Social Statistics comprises 11 units. Each unit corresponds to a chapter of readings in the textbook, and should take about a week to complete.
Unit 1: Introduction to Statistics and Displaying Information in Tables and Graphs
Unit 2: Measures of Central Tendency and Variability
Unit 3: Correlation and Prediction
Unit 4: Some Key Ingredients for Inferential Statistics: The Normal Curve, Sample versus Population, and Probability
Unit 5: Introduction to Hypothesis Testing
Unit 6: Hypothesis Tests with Means of Samples
Unit 7: Making Sense of Statistical Significance
Unit 8: Introduction to the t Test
Unit 9: The t Test for Independent Means
Unit 10: Introduction to the Analysis of Variance
Unit 11: Chi-Square Tests
Evaluation
Your final grade in Sociology 301: Social Statistics will be based on your performance in 6 assignments, a mid-term examination, and a final examination (to be completed once you have completed and submitted all of your assignments and the mid-term examination. To receive credit for SOCI 301, students must achieve a course composite grade of at least"D" (50 percent) and a grade of at least 50 percent on the final examination. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
6 Assignments (5% each) | Mid-term Examination (Units 1-4) | Final Examination (Units 5-11) | Total |
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30% | 30% | 40% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Course Materials
Textbook
Aron, A., Aron, E., and Coup, E. (2008). Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences: A Brief Course. (4thEdition). New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Recommended Reading
The following textbook is recommended reading throughout the course. The AU Study Guide is not to be confused with the Study Guide and Computer Workbook by Theodore W. Whitley (following).
Whitley, T. (2008). Study Guide and Computer Workbook to accompany Arthur Aron, Elaine Aron, and Elliot Coup's Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences: A Brief Course. (4th Edition). New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.
Opened in Revision 1, January 27, 2010.